How? Simple: in just a few minutes, that empty cow juice container can be transformed into a mini greenhouse that doubles as a lesson in resourcefulness for your kid. By the time you’re done, you may find yourself thinking that milk was not a bad choice after all (no offense, Mr. Burgundy).

Materials

Empty one-gallon milk jugTwineSoilPlant

Tools

ScissorsX-acto knife

Directions

Use scissors to cut out one half of the top of your empty milk jug. Be sure and cut out the side that does not have the handle.Cut 2 holes in both the cut out section of the milk jug and the intact milk jug.Tie the cut out section back to the milk jug using the twine.Put soil in the milk jug.Place plant in soil.Let it grow.